The Cara Cup was an international club rugby union competition between the teams of the New England Free Jacks, of Major League Rugby, Connacht, Ulster, Munster, and Leinster, academy sides of Irish Pro14 teams.
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2019 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  United States Ireland |
History
editOn November 9, 2018, This Is American Rugby reported that the Irish Rugby Football Union and New England Free Jacks would be joining forces to bring a high-level rugby union completion to the New England region in the spring of 2019.[1] For the inaugural competition, Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster featured their academy squads, and the Free Jacks featured up-and-coming professional players from both Ireland and the United States.
2019
edit| Date | Opponent | Result | Home | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2019 | Connacht A  |
38–7 |  New England Free Jacks |
Union Point Sports Complex | [2] |
| March 20, 2019 | Ulster A  |
21–44 | Connacht A |
Union Point Sports Complex | [3] |
| March 24, 2019 | Ulster A |
43–15 | New England Free Jacks |
Union Point Sports Complex | [4] |
| April 6, 2019 | Munster A  |
38–19 | New England Free Jacks |
Irish Cultural Centre GAA Field | [5] |
| April 10, 2019 | Munster A |
49–53 |  Leinster A |
Union Point Sports Complex | [6] |
| April 14, 2019 | Leinster A |
55–12 | New England Free Jacks |
Harvard Mignone Field | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Free Jacks To Host Irish Provincial 'A' Sides". Thisisamericanrugby.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Free Jacks Lose Cara Cup Opener to Connacht Eagles". 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Connacht Eagles Exit Cara Cup 2-0 After Beating Ulster A". 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Ulster Second Half Leads to Win over New England Free Jacks". 25 March 2019.
- ^ "New England Free Jacks Competitive in Loss to Munster A". 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Leinster a Edges Munster a in Cara Cup". 11 April 2019.
- ^ "New England Free Jacks vs Leinster A: Cara Cup 2019". 14 April 2019.